PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio David Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

David Santos
vs
Zyb

220 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabio David Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Zyb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyb throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Zyb tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zyb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos blocks a head kick by Zyb.
Zyb throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Zyb misses with a head kick.
Zyb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zyb. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zyb to keep the fight standing.
Zyb is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos prevents Zyb from breaking the clinch.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio David Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zyb is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.

Santos breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb connects with an inside leg kick.
Chris Zyb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zyb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zyb duly obliges.
Zyb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Santos is rocked!
Zyb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Zyb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zyb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos wants to clinch up but Zyb keeps it at a distance.
Zyb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zyb avoids it really well and circles away.
Santos wants to clinch
and Zyb counters with a body kick.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos avoids the head kick by Zyb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Zyb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zyb scores with a nice right hand.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Zyb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zyb throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Zyb only half commits.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Zyb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zyb smiles and moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zyb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Zyb throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb tries a head kick but it misses.
Zyb throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Zyb.

Zyb closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Zyb getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zyb trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Zyb passes to full mount!
Santos tries to hold on but Zyb pushes him away.

Zyb get's back to his feet.
Zyb throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Zyb lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zyb is looking to land body kicks.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zyb.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zyb throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Zyb circles away.
Zyb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Zyb in a clinch.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Zyb dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zyb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Zyb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zyb stuffs the takedown.
Zyb misses with a head kick.
Zyb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos trying to control the action but Zyb is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zyb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Zyb works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Santos stands up out of the half guard.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos tries to clinch but Zyb moves out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zyb circles away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Zyb circles away.

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zyb's guard.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is fighting to break Zyb's control of his arms but Zyb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zyb controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Zyb wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Zyb.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio David Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zyb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zyb tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Zyb throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
That kick from Zyb tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zyb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zyb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zyb lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fabio David Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zyb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zyb misses with a head kick.
Zyb throws a body kick that misses.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Zyb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zyb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zyb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zyb.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio David Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zyb. Zyb obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zyb scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Zyb.
Zyb misses with the combination.
Zyb scores with a leg kick.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zyb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Zyb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zyb is able to avoid easily.
Fabio David Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zyb lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zyb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses.

Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Zyb pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb is trying to keep Santos in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zyb keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Zyb wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Zyb counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Zyb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zyb throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb misses with a leg kick.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zyb circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zyb throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zyb's waist but Zyb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zyb looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fabio David Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Zyb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zyb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Zyb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zyb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Chris Zyb!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Chris Zyb!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chris Zyb!

Chris Zyb wins by unanimous decision!